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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Letting go of someone you love is the most difficult decision one has to make. 7 years ago I had to say goodbye to Olivia. I wish I could say this day gets a little easier as the years go by, but I would be lying if I did. As I stood at her grave today I felt an overwhelming amount of sadnees & anxiety. This anniversary seemed a bit harder than the last few years. Maybe it's because we have added to our family. I think it hit me really hard how incomplete our family is without Olivia here. As I walked back to the car tears just poured down my face. It was like I was having a flashback to the day I had to leave the hospital for the last time and it was without Olivia. We made the choice 7 years ago to let Olivia go. I knew that it was time. That we had tried everything we possibly could. She had done the absolute best she could. 12 hours before she died I told her it was ok to let go. That we would be ok.

In my heart I know we made the right choice, but it doesn't make this day any easier.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Madison had a biopsy yesterday for the cyst that they found when she broke her arm several weeks ago. It was an outpatient procedure but it did require that Madison be put under. She did great! We will hopefully have the results by late next week.

For Maddy's 10th birthday she got a very special gift. My mom treated us to a trip to Disney World. Our trip was fantastic! Maddy & Charlotte did great the whole trip from the plane rides to all the walking and warm weather. The kids got to swim in a beautiful pool at the resort and we also were able to visit a Disney water park which was awesome! Charlotte loves the water(thank goodness). We were so lucky to go on this trip and we can't thank my mom enough for such a wonderful gift and the awesome memories to go along with it.

Oh my goodness. I'm sorry I've been terrible at keeping up with this blog. We have been without a computer for quite some time and well Miss Charlotte keeps me VERY busy :) And blogger has not been my friend the last few days as I try to update.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Time seems to be flying by. Charlotte is keeping us very busy these days. She is growing like a weed. She weighed in yesterday at 15 pounds 10 ounces and 25 1/2 inches long. Charlotte is still not sleeping well and naps pretty much don't exsist in this house :( But her smile makes up for all the sleepless nights.

About Me

I am a 32 yr old wife and mama, with a little bit of a laundry obsession! I am married to David and we have 3 daughters. Our oldest daughter is Madison Hope and she is a fun loving and full of energy 10yr old. Our second daughter Olivia Catherine is our sweet angel. She passed away July 10th, 2004 when she was 9 months old from infant leukemia. Our third daughter is Charlotte Grace who joined our family on November 28, 2011 and is such a love bug. Join me while I journey through each day trying to figure out this thing called life.